Tuvalu vs Wallis and Futuna: The global population hockey stick
Tuvalu
9,837 people
in 2023
Wallis and Futuna
11,394 people
in 2023
Tuvalu rank
231st
Wallis and Futuna rank
229th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Tuvalu
- Wallis and Futuna
How they compare
Wallis and Futuna currently reports 11,394 people against 9,837 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 1,557 people.
That makes Wallis and Futuna's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Wallis and Futuna has been ahead every year.
Tuvalu ranks 231st and Wallis and Futuna ranks 229th of 239 countries.
Wallis and Futuna has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Wallis and Futuna | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,499 people | 3,721 people | 1,222 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1820s | 2,506 people | 3,721 people | 1,215 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1950s | 5,261 people | 9,254 people | 3,993 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1960s | 5,696 people | 8,387 people | 2,691 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1970s | 6,210 people | 9,511 people | 3,301 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1980s | 8,028 people | 12,561 people | 4,533 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1990s | 9,228 people | 14,122 people | 4,893 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2000s | 9,944 people | 14,490 people | 4,546 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2010s | 10,864 people | 12,339 people | 1,475 people | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2020s | 10,122 people | 11,531 people | 1,410 people | Wallis and Futuna |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Tuvalu or Wallis and Futuna?
- Wallis and Futuna, at 11,394 people against 9,837 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Tuvalu and Wallis and Futuna?
- 1,557 people, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Wallis and Futuna?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Tuvalu and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Tuvalu ranks 231st and Wallis and Futuna ranks 229th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.